Curtain rod and bracket



c. W. KlRSCH CURTAIN ROD VAND BRACKET) Maw 25 1924.

Filed Jan. 27. 1923 Iruf 61 1;)?

lf atented Mar. 25, 11.9241.

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CURTAIN BOD AND BRACKET.

Application filed January 27, 1923 Serial No. 615,223.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES W. KIRSGH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sturgis, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Michigan,have invented .certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain Rods andBrackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in curtain and drapery rods and particularly of thetwo-piece extensible telescope type which are very commonly used and.which have their respectively opposite ends of different sizes intransverse sectional dimensions.

The particular object of the present invention is to provide bracketsfor engaging and supporting the curtain rods in their normal positionson window frames which will not only fimly support said rods in ahorizontal position but will also hold them so firmly in position as toprevent their being accidentally disengaged from the brackets byaccidental pulls and sudden releases of curtains or draperies suspendedfrom said rods and causing the spring of the rods which may effect theiraccidental release.

The present invention operates on sub: stantially the same principle andembodies more or less the feature or features of the invention describedand claimed in my copending application for Letters Patent filed the23rd day of November, 1922, Serial No. 602,904.

The present greferred embodiment in the accompanying rawings; in which-Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a curtain rod of the general type referredto suitably engaged with and supported by its brackets;

Fig. 2 is a detail transverse section of same on the line 2-2 of'Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. t is a view similar'to Fig. 3, showing the position of the curtainrod preparatory to its position as shown in Fig. 3 when being mounted onits brackets; and

Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

While I have illustrated in the accompanying drawings a two-piecetelescopic curtain rod of the type that is generally referred to .asC-shaped in cross-section,-it will be understood that the invention isapplicable to hollow curtain rods'of any soinvention-is illustrated inits- 'called tubular telescopic types, the illustration of the C-shapebeing chosen because it has become the most popular on the market. I

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the two members Aand B of thev r 0d are of different cross-sectional dimen.-' 'sions, theportion A, which might be referred to as the female member, being ofa'size adapted to readily telescopically receive what might be termedthe male member B. Both members A andvB are provided in their respectiveend portions with perforations C in their top and bottom edges, by meansof which saidmembers may be engaged with the brackets therefor, the saidend portions of said rods containing said perforations extending atright-angles to the main or middle portion of said members A and B whichare telecopically engaged with each other.

The brackets consist preferably of wall lates D from which a verticalfin or flange projects, the latter being equip ed at its upper end witha projection F a apted to engage in a perforation C and constitutingWhat might be termed a hook from. which the rod is suspended. Theperforation C is so disposed relatively to the extreme end of thecurtain rod member, as to leave metal between the said extreme end andthe nearest adjacent wall perforation equal, or sub-. stantially equal,in length to the distance between the vertical edge of said projection Fopposing the plate D and the face of said plate. The ends of the membersA and B eing cut off square, that is, perpendicularly to thelongitudinal wall thereof, it will be obvious that said edge when themembers are engaged with the fin E will abut snugly against the plate Dwith its lower end por tion bearing against said plate, whereas the wallengaged with the projection F will be more or less suspended from saidprojection, the rod being thus adapted to be held so that its armsproject perpendicularly from the face of the plate D.

It is desirable to provide means whereby the rods may be so firmlyengaged with its supporting brackets as to prevent any rat tling thereofor any accidental disengage-- -me-nt of the same from the brackets by aflection of the rods by a pull on the curtains and a sudden release ofsuch flection which,

in some instances, may cause the rods to spring upwardly tosubstantially the posisubstantially ,tion shown in Fig 1 4, and suchflection may further cause a sengagement of the projection'" F from theperforation through which it is passed, thus causing the rod to bedisengaged from one or both its supporting brackets. Strong drafts maysometimes also efi'ect some vibration of the rod and this ,might beannoying. The present invention therefore consists more particularly inso forming and providing dimensions of the fin E of the .:'brackets asto cause the lower end thereof to firmly engage the wall of the bracketop-'. posing that containingthe perforation in which the projection F isengaged so as to *hold said rod very firmly in position. Pref- Z-crablythe fin E is provided at its lower end with a rounded projection G whichis so spaced from the wall plate B as to engage in the perforation C inthe lower edge of the rod when the latter is brought from the positionshown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig.

3. The position shown in Fig. 4 is that which is substantially normallyrequired to efl'ec't'engagementof the projection F in the perforation oropenings Cin the upper edge of the rod, whereupon it may be readilyswung to the position shown in Fig. 3, but during such swing the lowerwall of the rod will be flexed with respect to the upper wall' thereofto spring over said projection E. It will be understood of course thatit is not essential for the projection G to enga e in the perforation,as a mere flexing of the lower wall with respect to the upper wall ofwith respect to the window casing than would otherwise be the case.

The depth of the fin E must be such that it will firmly engage in thefemale member A of the rod and also, and of course still more firmly,.engage in the end of the male portion B of the rod, the upper and lowerwalls of the latter being flexed to a greater degree than those of themember A in elfecting engagement of the rod with its brackets, as willbe obvious.

It will be apparent that in its broader aspects, the bracketsillustrated and described herein, each disclose a supporting projectionfor engaging in the upper perforationof the rod, and another projectionfor engaging in the lower perforationof the rod. The lastmentionedprojection functions not only as above specifically described but alsoto prevent apivotal movem nt of the arm of the rod, when only one of thetwo arms thereof is engaged with its bracket as sometimes 00- curs whenthe rod is being mounted by an individual on a window-casing of a widthtoo great to permit both arms to be readily simultaneous y engaged withboth brackets. In such case the one arm engaged with its bracket issubjected to a tortional strain which, except where other than lightlace "or similar curtains are suspended from the brackets as would tendto effect its disengagement from the latter.

I claim as my invention;

1. A curtain rod including two substantially parallel, open ended armsadapted to be supported in a horizontal plane, wall brackets adapted tobe engaged with the free ends of said arms, the latter and said bracketsequipped with inter-engaging formations above and below the horizontalaxis of said arms whereby to effect suspension of said arms from thebrackets-at points in the top wall portions of said free ends of saidarms, said inter-engaging formations adapt-- ed to permit a pivotalmovement of said arms from a horizontal position upwardly to effectdisengagement from, and vice verse to effect engagement with saidbrackets, said means on said brackets interchange abl engageable withthe formations of both sai arms, the inter-engagement of the lowerformations of said arms and brackets when the latter are horizontallydisposed serving to hold .said arms firmly in said horizontal positionand yieldably resisting free initial pivotal movement thereof from'theirnormal horizontal position to eifect'disengagementas aforesaid.

2. The combination with a curtain rod member including an arm adapted tobe normally supported to project horizontally outwardly from andperpendicularly to the face of a window-casing or the like, said armopen at the end opposed to said face and having perforations in theuppermost and lowermost portions of its wall, respectively, adjacentsaid open'end, a supporting device for said arm including a surfaceportion against which the open end of said arm is ada ted to abut. whenin its normal position, a 00k element ada ted to engage in the upperperforation or supporting said arm and maintaining it normally abuttedagainst said surface portion, said arm through an arc upwardly from itsnormal foration I position, and a projection adapted to enter the openend of said am and engage in the. lower perforation for yicldablyresisting pivotal movement of said arm and preventing disengagementthereof from said book when in its normal position.

3. A curtain fixture including a rod termiigzting in. open-ended arms,each provi ed with perforations in its upper and lower wall portions,respectively, contiguous to the free ends of said arms, and supportingbrackets for said arms, each comprising a wall plate against which theopen ends of said arms are adapted to abut, a flange on saidplateequipped at its upper end with a projection adapted to engage inthe upper perforation of the arm and coacting with said plate to'efiectsuspension and support of said. arm perpendicularly of said plate andpermitting pivotal movement of the same relatively to the plate, and arounded projection at the lower end of said flange adapted to effecttemporary expansion of the open end of the arm as the latter is swung toor from its normal perpendicular position relatively to said plate andengage in said lower perforation as said arm contracts upon attainingsaid normal position, 'to thereby latch said arm to said bracket. I

4 VA curtain fixture including a substantially tubular rod terminatingin substantially parallel open ended arms each provided in its uppermostwall portion contiguous to its open end with-a perforation, a wallbracket for each arm equipped with a projecting hook for engaging insaid peror supporting sald arm, and int erengaging latch formations onsaid arm and said bracket disposed below said hook and perforation forfirml but yieldably' holding said rod and'brac et against relative,movement on said hook and perforation as a fulcrum. V

5. A curtain fixture including a hollow curtain-rod having open ends,there being perforations in the upper and lower walls of said rodcontiguous to said open ends, and supporting brackets for said rodincluding wall-plates each equipped with projections, one of the latteradapted to engage in'the perforation in the upper wall of the rod forsupporting the same and preventing movement thereof away from the wallplate, and the other thereof adapted to engage] in the perforation inthe lower wall for resisting pivotal or disengaging movement of said rodrelatively to said rodsupporting projection.

curtain. rod terminating in substantially parallel open-ended armsextending substantially perpendicularly to the middle portion thereofand provided in its upper and lower wall portions, contiguous to theends of said arms, with perforations, and supporting brackets for saidrod including wall-plates, projections thereon including 6. A curtainfixture includinga hollow

